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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

  • Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
  • Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 26 April 2025
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Question reference: S2W-04764

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 December 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to extend the Positive Mental Well-Being project for schoolchildren who are deaf.

Question reference: S2W-04709

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what additional resources have been allocated for acceleration of colposcopies following detection of cancerous cells following a smear test.

Question reference: S2W-04707

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what the waiting times have been from detection of cancerous cells by smear test to colposcopy in each year since 1999-2000, broken down by NHS board area.

Question reference: S2W-04703

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) acute, (b) critical, (c) residential and (d) nursing care beds were made available through extra funding for winter pressures in each year since 2000, broken down by NHS board area.

Question reference: S2W-04705

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether local authority representatives and care home providers are involved in the planning processes of NHS boards on how to respond to winter pressures.

Question reference: S2W-04708

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what the target time is from detection of cancerous cells by smear test to colposcopy.

Question reference: S2W-04706

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been provided by each NHS board to (a) local authorities and (b) care home providers to assist in the reduction of winter pressures in the NHS in each year since 2000.

Question reference: S2W-04561

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to assess the cost of production of hospital meals to enable controls, including a set daily food allowance, to be introduced, as referred to in Audit Scotland's report Catering for Patients.

Question reference: S2W-04660

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 15 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time was in each NHS board area from assessed and deemed ready for discharge to actual discharge in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02 and (d) 2002-03.

Question reference: S2W-04659

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are currently waiting for a first appointment with a consultant clinical psychologist in each NHS board area.